Sangbad Voice 9, International Desk: Separatist militants in the Balochistan region ambushed a train headed for Peshawar on Tuesday, taking almost 450 passengers hostage, including women and children, in a significant escalation of the country's separatist struggle. According to AFP, the organization has "warned of dire consequences" if the hostages are rescued.
The militant separatist organization known as the Baloch Liberation Army
(BLA), which has carried out multiple deadly operations, claimed responsibility
for the hostage situation and announced that they had seized captives off the
train, including security personnel, in a statement. They said the incident
claimed the lives of six military members. Police and railway officials claim
that a train driver was hurt in Tuesday's shooting. When it was shot upon, the
train was traveling from Quetta to Peshawar.
Security personnel and rescue crews have arrived at the location, and an
effort is being made to find the militants. " In Mashkaf, Dhadar, and
Bolan, the Baloch Liberation Army executed a well-planned operation in which
our independence warriors detonated the railroad track, causing the Jaffar
Express to stop.
The train was quickly overrun by the fighters, who held every passenger
hostage, according to the report. According to Mohsin Naqvi, Pakistan's
interior minister, the government will not give in to "beasts who fire on
innocent passengers" and denounced the attack. However, the BLA captured
100 security personnel and claimed to have "totally defeated" a
Pakistani Army ground attack, forcing troops to flee. The last warning to
execute was given by the BLA.
